Posted on 02/10/2023 4:31:54 PM PST by BenLurkin
Two enormous cracks in Earth's crust opened near the Turkish-Syrian border after two powerful earthquakes shook the region on Monday (Feb. 6), killing over 20,000 people.
Researchers from the U.K. Centre for the Observation & Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes & Tectonics (COMET) found the ruptures by comparing images of the area near the Mediterranean Sea coast taken by the European Earth-observing satellite Sentinel-1 before and after the devastating earthquakes.
The longer of the two ruptures stretches 190 miles (300 kilometers) in the northeastern direction from the northeastern tip of the Mediterranean Sea. The crack was created by the first of the two major tremors that hit the region on Monday, the more powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck at 4:17 a.m. local time (8:17 p.m. EST on Feb. 5). The second crack, 80 miles long (125 km), opened during the second, somewhat milder 7.5-magnitude temblor about nine hours later...
Such ruptures appear commonly after powerful earthquakes, professor Tim Wright, who leads the COMET team, told Space.com in an email. These two fissures, however, are unusually long, a testament to the enormous amount of energy the earthquakes unleashed.
The movement of the tectonic plates that caused the earthquakes was such that the cracks are clearly visible on the surface, running through towns and in some cases directly through buildings.
Since the earthquakes struck, satellites operated by governmental agencies as well as private companies have been assessing the damage. According to NASA(opens in new tab), the earthquakes erupted along a fault line 11 miles (18 km) below the surface. This shallow depth, NASA said in the statement, meant tremors propagated with vicious force, spreading hundreds of miles away from the epicenter.
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Too bad devout muslims hate dogs...
I figured it would crack someone up.
Quick, everybody send money to a Clinton foundation to help with relief, on second thought forget that idea. the Clintons think that they personally, need all the relief in the world.
On the BBC, they’ve showed a team of Ukrainians helping to dig people out of buildings.
Russia has also sent some responders, so it is quite an interesting situation for Turkey - NATO, Russia and Ukraine are all pitching in.
Domestically, I’d imagine Assad is going to have his hands full for some time because of this disaster. It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out geopolitically.
Putin has never been one to care much about the positive optics of putting Russkyi Mir at the forefront of humanitarian efforts even with his closest allies. The last time his government had an opportunity to do it, one moron said publicly “all our hopes lie in the famine”. Best hope that nobody in Turkey remembers that when food/water shortages start to hit the affected areas of Turkey.
NATO is far more likely to play the “hearts and minds” angle, as they’re hoping Assad will drop the idea of vetoing Sweden or Finland joining the organisation on the basis that he needs a far more immediate PR boost.
If Assad has his priorities right, the order of business will be: getting people out alive (especially if there are aftershocks), sorting out temporary accommodation, and then coming up with an earthquake-resistent reconstruction plan.
Are you confusing Erdowon and Turkey with Assad and Syria? Turkey is the NATO member with the right to deny Sweden and Finland membership. The worst damage in Turkey is in the south where Erdowon’s strongest opposition lives. With elections coming in May, there will be a lot of politics mixed with the whole rescue and recovery effort.
Assad is the Syrian dictator with Russia as an ally and making use of its warm water port facilities. The worst Syrian damage is in the Idlib area and the north where the ramaining rebels have been defying Assad and suffering for years. I doubt Assad will have much of a rescue and reconstruction plan for the area where his enemies have been concentrated.
Erdogan is not motivated to help the people in southern Turkey for a multitude of reasons. Assad the same for the Syrians affected by the quakes.
Huge refugee populations, poverty and illness already in play, massive infrastructure devastation... even without the counterproductive politics considered, the humanitarian efforts required now are daunting.
No pun intended - this could be a seismic long-term geopolitical event.
Did yall see how far the earth shifted?
Amazing.
Something similar is expected on the San Andreas fault in Southern California if there is a 7.8 quake. The Pacific plate will rise up several feet and move north several feet.
Every pipeline, aqueduct, road, and railroad will be severed. The post-quake situation in the LA basin will be dire.
The American media has lost all of its humanity along with its credibility.
You need to turn to foreign sources, like the Jerusalem Post, to learn about world events.
in the USA, this weekend, it’s all about Super Bowl.
Garbage in— garbage out, 24/7.
It’s disgraceful.
there have been a couple of movies made about that.
My favorite is the 1974 version with Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner.
Great Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest
I would expect it and its accompanying mega-tsunami to occur within the next ten years because of the Earth's weakening magnetic field.
One positive note..... a baby boy was found after 120 hours buried in the rubble.
Praying for all involved.
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